Content publishing
Make a web page easier to read and navigate
Start with the page's heading outline, then fix vague links and hard passages one at a time. Keep every fact, date and requirement as written. Each edit should make the page clearer without adding or removing information.
A text to start with
Here is the text of a web page: [page text]. Its headings are: [heading list]. First, outline the heading structure and point out where it skips a level or repeats. Then list link text that would be unclear out of context. Propose edits for [one or two difficult passages]. Keep all facts unchanged and list what you altered.
Example request. Change the details to fit your situation.Page readability edit log
Page title and URL: [ ] Original retained at: [ ] Heading outline (level and text): [ ] Headings that skip a level or repeat: [ ] Link text: [ ] Where it goes: [ ] Proposed clearer label: [ ] Difficult passage (original): [ ] Proposed edit: [ ] Facts that must stay unchanged: [ ] Who approves the edit: [ ]
Meaning, scope and claims
Plain rewording can shift meaning. A requirement that said applicants must submit a form can slip into a suggestion if the verb softens, and a date can vanish when a sentence is shortened. Compare each edit with the original line by line. A link labeled by its destination, such as a form name, is easier to follow than click here, but renaming a link must not hide where it goes. W3C provides guidance on descriptive titles, headings, meaningful links and clear instructions. Following it does not show the page is fully accessible, so do not claim that.
Ask another agent to check the result
Compare each proposed edit with the original passage. Report any change to a requirement, date, condition or amount, however small, quoting the original and the edit side by side. Also flag any wording that implies the page now meets an accessibility standard, and any link label that no longer names its destination.
Check the edit in place
Apply the changes to a draft copy and read the page again from the top. Tab through the links and check that each label still makes sense alone. Ask someone unfamiliar with the page to follow one instruction from start to finish and note where they hesitate. Keep the original until the owner approves the edits, and record any wording you were unsure about.